NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton raked in $56.1m in first weekend in the US

The NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton has created records of sorts by raking in $56.1m in its first weekend in the US. The film had taken just $29m (£18.5m) to produce and Universal had earlier predicted a very conservative $25-$30m opening.
This movie is Universal's sixth film to open over $50m in 2015 and broke the August record for an R-rated opening. This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 17 August 2015.

Obviously, Universal are surprised. As Universal's president of domestic distribution Nick Carpou has put it - they were "elated" with the results. The story struck a chord with audiences. It was a story that is resonating right now. The film is all about the formation and rise of the influential, but controversial rap group. NWA members Dr Dre and Ice Cube served as producers on the film in which Ice Cube's real son O'Shea Jackson Jr playing his father.
On the occasion, Dre also released the companion piece Compton – it was his first new album in 16 years.
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